Inkstand.



No. 878,922. PATENTEDYFEB. 11,41908. A. WOLZ.

INKSTAND.

APPLICATION FILED SEPT. 12, 190e.

ANTON WOLZ, OF ST. LUZI, CHUR, SWITZERLAND.

INKSTAND.

Specification of Letters Patent.

Patented Feb. 11, 1908.

Application filed September 12| 1906. Serial No. 334.25OJ

To all whom 'it may concern:

Be it know that l, ANTON WoLz, a citizen of the Confederation ofSwitzerland, residing in St. Luzi, Chur, in said Confederation, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in lnkstands, of'which thefollowing is a specification.

This invention relates to inkstands, and more particularly to stationaryinkstands such as are fitted in the top of a desk or table. f

rllhe object of the invention is to provide an inkstand of this typewherein the ink in the well into which the pen is dipped can be keptalways at the same level in a very simple manner, this level beingregulated in order to supply exactly the proper amount of ink to thepen. With this end in view the invention consists in an inkstandembodying the novel features of construction to be hereinafter describedand claimed.

ln the accompanying drawing, in which the same reference charactersdenote the same parts throughout the several figures, Figure l is avertical'section of an inkstand constructed in accordance with theinvention, the same being shown as mounted in a mortise or socket of adesk or table, Fig. 2 is a plan view of- Fig. l, but with the cover re#moved, and Fig. 3 is a plan view of the body of the inkstand with theink-well fitting therein.

In the drawing a denotes a socket or mortise in the top of a desk ortable. Said mortise is preferably made square in horizontal section, asindicated by the dotted lines in Fig. 2, and the desk is provided with acircular rabbet ax extendin about said socket at its upper part. Mova levertically in the socket a is an ink-receiving body al, whichis ofcylindrical shape throughout the greater part of its height, butprovided with a substantially square base b1 fitting rather snugly inthe socket a and by means of which said body is guided vertically in thesocket. Said body is provided at its upper part with a conicalink-receiving cavity and is threaded exteriorly so as to be engaged by athreaded adjusting sleeve d which fits within the socket of the desk andis provided at its upper end with a laterally extending flange d2resting in the rabbet a-X. By means of said flange the adjusting sleeveand the ink-receiving body in threaded engagment therewith are supportedwithin the socket. Upon the upper surface of the flan e d2 are upwardlyextending lugs d3 by w ich the fiange may be grasped in order to turnthe adjusting sleeve in either direction.

An ink-well e, of substantially conical form, fits within the cavity ofthe body al. At its lower part said well is provided with a small openinc2 through which the ink flows into the bo y a1. At its upper edge thewell e is provided with a laterally extending flange c1 which rests onthe upper edge ofthe flange d2 of the adjusting sleeve d in such amanner that the well is supported on said sleeve. A cover f having aknob f1 fits over the well e and is provided with an interior flange f 2extending downwardly into' the well for a short distance in order toform a tight connection between the cover and well.

In operation the inkstand is filled when the body 0,1 has been screweddown into the bot tom of the socket by means of the adjusting sleeve ol.The ink is then poured into the well c through which it runs, by meansof the 4 openingz, into said body. A line is preferably marked on theinner surface of the well to indicate the height to which the ink shouldextend. As the ink becomes gradually exhausted, it will become necessaryto raise the body 0,1 in order to bring more ink up into the well, andthis is eected by screwing the adjusting sleeve d in the properdirection; said sleeve, though rotating, will remain immovablevertically, together with the well e, but the body a1, being unable torotate in the socket, will be raised or lowered according to thedirection in which the sleeve is turned, being guided in its movement bythe square base b1.

It is apparent that the adjustment of the body can be very readilyeffected by turning the adjusting sleeve as described. In this simplemanner the ink can always be kept at the same level in the ink-well andsupplied inproper quantity to the pen. By ralsrng the ink-receiving bodyas far as possible all the ink can be used up, so that no waste will beoccasioned. It is apparent that the whole device may be lifted out ofthe socket in the desk when desired.

Having thus described my invention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent:

l. The combination, with a part having a socket, of an ink-receivingbody movablevertically therein, a rotary adjusting sleeve supported insaid socket, and a well supported on said sleeve and extendingdownwardly into said body.

2. The combination, with a desk having a mortise or socket, of athreaded ink-receiving body guided vertically in said socket, a threadedadjusting sleeve having a flange at its upper end by which it issupported in said socket, and an inkewell itting within saidink-receiving body and supported by said sleeve. y l

3. The combination, with a part having a socket, of a threadedink-receiving body in said socket, means whereby said body is guidedvertically in said socket and prevented from rotation therein, anadjusting sleeve rotatable in said socket and threaded on said body, andmeans supported on said sleeve to contain a supply of ink.

4. The combination, with a desk having a socket of square cross-section,of an eXteri orly threaded inlvreceiving body having a square basefitting within said socket, an adjusting sleeve embracing said body andthreaded thereon and mounted to rotate in avanza f said socket, andy anink-well supported by said sleeve.

5. The combination, with a desk having a socket and a rabbet about theupper edge of said socket, of an ink-receiving body guided vertically insaid socket, an adjusting sleeve threaded on said body and having aflange resting in said rabbet, and an ink-well supported by saidadjusting sleeve and fitting within said ink-receiving body.

6. The combination, with a desk having a socket, of an ink-receivingbody guided vertically in said socket, an adjusting sleeve by which saidbody is raised and lowered having at its upper end` a supporting ilange,upwardly extending lugs on said ilange by which the sleeve is manuallyturned, and an ink-well having'a ilange supported on said sleeve at theupper end of the latter.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing asmy invention I have signed myname in presence of two subscribing witnesses.

-ANTON WOLZ.

Witnesses:

G. SCHMID v. GRUNECK, ANTON GIsLER.

